Thirty-five years after starring in the cult classic musical comedy film The Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd is partnering with his co-star John Belushi’s widow Judy to start Blues Brothers Records. While the label does not yet have any signed artists or a planned launch date, Aykroyd plans on signing newcomer and veteran blues artists in hopes of discovering “the next Gary Clark Jr.”

Blues Brothers Records will reportedly be started through an A&R and distribution arrangement with Blue Note Records, with Blue Note president Don Was handling the label’s talent scouting duties and overseeing the artistic development of the recording artists. Judy Belushi will act as the creative director and Blues Brothers manager Eric Gardner will run the administrative side of the label.

While the blues genre has had difficulty finding new audiences in recent years, Aykroyd reminded Billboard in a recent interview that the genre produces “vibrant” music, and that artists such as Jack White and Aerosmith had successful crossover blues albums. He spoke of his love for classic blues artists such as the Homemade Jamz Blues Band and Joe Louis Walker, but added that he’s always open to artists from other genres releasing their own blues songs or covers.

“After I saw Miley Cyrus on Saturday Night Live, I could hear her doing Lightnin’ Hopkins with that growling voice,” said Aykroyd.

The former Blues Brothers star hopes his label will generate new audiences for blues and vintage R&B the way the original Blues Brothers’ debut album Briefcase Full of Blues did in 1978 and the way his film did in 1980. Once the label’s roster is large enough, the Blues Brothers Records team plans on having the artists travel together to Live Nation’s House of Blues, which Aykroyd helped found.

“Danny has been a beacon for decades for the blues, one of the most challenging [genres] to get into the commercial marketplace,” said Gardner in a recent statement. “In the digital age a lot of labels don’t have the wherewithal or the financing to have strong digital strategies and I think that has led to the paucity of strong blues labels. We’re almost thinking of this as a public service for dedicated blues enthusiasts.”